Edelweiss Air

...whole drum around that with Edelweiss air is ordered to a passenger, one can regard as a lonely flower on a high mountain. Particularly in the today's time, where with many airlines the customer is only regarded as the better freight!
In order to bring to non--Swiss this airline somewhat more near, here times a short Biografie of this Diamond one under European airlines:

Edelweiss air is a Swiss holidays airline, which was created ...
...Kuoni. Primarily Edelweiss air serves on behalf of Kuoni package tour Destinationen. Edelweiss air approaches today goals in Europe, at the Mediterranean, on the Kanari islands and in the northern Africa, as well as Langstreckendestinationen in the Karibik, in Brazil, in North America, in Kenya, as well as the Maldives. Homeland airport the Edelweiss air is Zurich Kloten. The airplanes of Edelweiss air shine to large noble white flowers by a color-glad ... more

"Mami, now fly we with a rare flower, which in the mountains grow? "Now, to a certain part this statement is already correct. The service and the whole drum around that with Edelweiss air is ordered to a passenger, one can regard as a lonely flower on a high mountain. Particularly in the today's time, where with many airlines the customer is only regarded as the better freight!
In order to bring to non--Swiss this airline somewhat more near, here times a short Biografie of this Diamond one under European airlines:

Edelweiss air is a Swiss holidays airline, which was created on 19 October 1995 in Zurich by the travel company Kuoni. Primarily Edelweiss air serves on behalf of Kuoni package tour Destinationen. Edelweiss air approaches today goals in Europe, at the Mediterranean, on the Kanari islands and in the northern Africa, as well as Langstreckendestinationen in the Karibik, in Brazil, in North America, in Kenya, as well as the Maldives. Homeland airport the Edelweiss air is Zurich Kloten. The airplanes of Edelweiss air shine to large noble white flowers by a color-glad painting with much red and as symbol for the Swiss origin of the airline. Per year Edelweiss air carries approximately 700,000 passengers during an extent of utilization of approximately 80 per cent; the conversion amounts to approximately 190 million Swiss Franconia (approx. 123.3 millions €) per year.

Establishment: 1995
IATA code: 8R
I.C.A.O. code: EDW
Call signal: Edelweiss
Seat: Kloten, Switzerland
Firm structure: Corporation
Alliance: none
Fleet strength: 4
Goals: International charter flights

Airbus A320-214 with 162-168 seats, characteristic HB-IHX, name "Calvaro", year of construction 1999
Airbus A320-214 with 162-168 seats, characteristic HB-IHY, name "Upali", year of construction 1999
Airbus A320-214 with 162-168 seats, characteristic HB-IHZ, name "Viktoria", year of construction 1999
Airbus A330-243 with 313 seats, characteristic HB-IQZ, name "Bahari", year of construction 2000

°at zurich airport°

The check-in at airport into Zurich goes actually quite fast and without further problems of. In the reception range of the terminal A sixth switch is located for order, about which four with Edelweiss air are marked, two further if necessary still by Swiss internationally to air LINEs is used.
We were thus before our Canada flight well three hours before takeoff at the air haven and could check-in thus practically as the first our luggage and go through the safety check. The personnel at check in switches was very nicely, friendly, to regard in a good mood and prettily. The first impression of this airline was thus already times very good. Now it meant to go into the waiting range from terminal A to wait and on boarding. That started also very punctually, 45 minutes before takeoff.

°on the aircraft°

Which was noticeable to me immediately inside the airplane, the extremely large seat distance was in the Businesses Class, which amounted to at the time at that time exactly one meter. The cabin layout on this flight was in this class 2-3-2, this can however from flight to flight vary. It gave thus forward, like also to the side more than enough place for this long flight. Very much responding were also the colors, which were held in a warm blue clay/tone. This affected further distances me very reassuring down, I nevertheless for a long time no longer had flown.
About the crew it gives to actually say only somewhat: Exemplary, which concerns the service! Nice and helpful flight companions, who read off the passengers as well as each desire from the eyes. Always a natural smile in the face and above all also a true benefit for the eye!
After the doors followed immediately the greetings, but this close times not as usual of the flight companions, but from the cockpit! Something that I had not ever experienced during my many flights, with really few exceptions. And this greetings were spoken not only simply in or two languages, but in whole FOUR languages. German/Italian/French/English!
Before the start a video with the safety references was demonstrated, in English language naturally. If someone was not so bewandert in English, the flight companions gave gladly also information in German language. Alone already it shows me that humans with Edelweiss not only when commodity is regarded.
The service on board the A330 is simply only one master achievement. Briefly after the start in Zurich it gave with us to the Biz Class welcome drink, in the form of Champagner or O-juice, which was naturally served us with to December ducks a smile. Now the airline continued to score always! Before the meal we kept a small Apéro short, in addition a small sheet paste cushion with caviar was handed, then bouche assured as Amuse. As main food one had the choice between two hors-d'oeuvres and four main food , as well as two Desserts. One could select this with the reservation of the journey, which I also made. Now, for me there was a small Salatteller with a Wachtelei, as main food "Kalbsfilet" at a Morchelsauce, as hors-d'oeuvre in addition a garden vegetable and butter noodles. And as Dessert a selection to noble Swiss cheese. Compared with normal airplane meal, this tasted excellent to me here. That is however surely not only because of the quality to that of meal as such, but probably also to not straight small part at the kind the operation. Meal is stop nevertheless a pure head thing, anyhow in the airplane *gg*
From the cockpit one always heard straight overflown area, the airbus A330 during the whole flight against information to that and to our destination Toronto.
Also for maintenance one ensures. Generally speaking four films stand to the selection. These can in the screen in the front seat are, to be regarded. Unfortunately I cannot say no more, during our flight for films to the selection stood for what, since I do not mean flight reports at this time yet had so in detail written.
Now, in order to let it become still longer…. There was everything on this flight simply over otherwise. Coffee, beer, wine, other alkoholhaltige beverages. Even those much do not consent headphones cost anything. There was a large selection of Swiss newspapers, naturally also free of charge.
The whole flight as such was one the calmest, which I had ever. The cockpit crew was determined, a possible Schlechwetterfront so early it only goes evading. By that the entire cruising on 11 ' 800 meters was calm and very pleasant. Anyhow we then nevertheless still another half hour arrived before the calculated time at Toronto. And by the entire service the time passed here really practically as in the flight.

°at airport Toronto Pearson°

After a butter-soft landing and a quite short taxing to the gate, we were discharged cordially by the forestalling crew. Also the captain did not let be taken it, still during rolling to say good-bye. Actually something that each airline makes, but in connection with Edelweiss put this to the really perfect service on still the crown.

°Result°

Here I can actually say nothing else, when that lives on the Edelweiss air the service, which the Swissair made kind of condition, in its way. On board an airplane that Edelweiss may feel the customer still as a king! Begun when entering the airport, of where one flies off, up to leaving the machine, one simply continuous a good feeling has! Service achievement is here still largely written!

°Supplement°

Unfortunately the Edelweiss air does not offer this flight from Zurich to Toronto since the winter flight plan 2004/2005. For reason of to bad extent of utilization. Now the concentration lies to 100% on the Badedestinationen, which I find actually unfortunate. An airline like these should be able itself to establish in the airline service, and thus the kind of condition against somewhat upward float.
I would like to also here still briefly apologize for it that this report does not have the used detailedness, with which I otherwise such a report write. Reason for it is that I made this flight 2004, and I kept badly than quite my travel notes more at that time in references. But to the 10jährigen anniversary the Edelweiss air I wanted to zollen this great society simply with a report respect!
For resuming information, simply the HP of the airline visits

http://www.edelweissair.ch/d/
 

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